Convicted murderer allegedly killed and dismembered his cellmate

Jaime Osuna decapitated his cellmate, severed his eye and finger, cut out part of his lung, and threw blood at an officer, prosecutors say.

A California inmate was arraigned after allegedly killing and dismembering his cellmate.

Jaime Osuna, 31, is accused of decapitating his 44-year-old cellmate Luis Romero, severing several of his body parts including an eye and finger and cutting out part of a lung, according to Kings County Assistant District Attorney Phil Esbenshade. Romero bled to death and was discovered by prison security during a morning check, local ABC affiliate KFSN reported.

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“This is probably the most unusual and gruesome case that I’ve had in my career,” Esbenshade said.

A weapon was located inside the cell and appeared to have been made from some type of razor that had been issued to Osuna.

Four felony charges were filed against Osuna, including torture, mayhem, and murder with four special allegations — one of them being a prior murder conviction, which makes him eligible for the death penalty.